Through understanding emptiness, one does not become proud of one's virtues, just as one does not become proud of building a castle in the sky.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

The sign of wisdom is constant joy.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

Our true nature is like a diamond - pure, brilliant, and indestructible. No matter how much dirt covers it, its essential nature remains unchanged.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

Mindfulness is the gentle effort to be continuously present with experience.

We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.